Adams, John, 1735-1826 to Elbridge Gerry re: neutrality, French alliance, and his anti-British feelings

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GLC#
GLC02292
Type
Letters
Date
1781/06/16
Author/Creator
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Title
to Elbridge Gerry re: neutrality, French alliance, and his anti-British feelings
Place Written
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Written as U.S. Minister to the Netherlands. The first part recommends the bearer, Mr. Le Roy, desirous of commercial connections in America. Adams deprecates the idea of armed neutrality and concludes: "you must not entertain the most distant Idea of Peace while there is one British Soldier alive and at Liberty in America."

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